- otolith
- calcium concretion in inside of vertebrate's ear to aid in equilibrium
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otolith
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Otolith — organs showing detail of utricle, ococonia, endolymph, cupula, macula, hair cell filaments, and saccular nerve … Wikipedia
Otolith — O to*lith, Otolite O to*lite, n. [Oto + lith, lite.] (Anat.) One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
otolith — [ōt′ō lith΄] n. [ OTO + LITH] 1. a tiny, bonelike particle or stony, platelike structure in the internal ear of lower vertebrates 2. a similar calcareous concretion in the statocyst of many invertebrates otolithic adj … English World dictionary
Otolith — Otolithen eines Adlerfischs (von oben nach unten: Maßstab in mm, Innenseite, Außenseite) Otolit … Deutsch Wikipedia
Otolith microchemical analysis — is a technique used in fisheries management and fisheries biology to delineate stocks and characterize movements, and natal origin of fish. The concentrations of elements and isotopes in otoliths are compared to those in the water in which the… … Wikipedia
otolith — noun Etymology: French otolithe, from ot + lithe lith Date: circa 1836 a calcareous concretion in the inner ear of a vertebrate or in the otocyst of an invertebrate • otolithic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
otolith — a free body in the inner ear used for perception of acceleration including gravity. Composed of aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate, with up to 10% otolin, a protein. The lapillus lies in the utricle, the sagitta in the saccule, and the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
otolith — see statolith … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
otolith — /oht l ith/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates. 2. statolith (def. 1). [1825 35; OTO + LITH] * * * … Universalium
otolith — noun A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense. Syn: otoconium, otosteon, statoconium, statolith … Wiktionary
Otolith — Oto|lith 〈m. 16; Med.〉 Steinchen im Gleichgewichtsorgan [<grch. ous, Gen. otos „Ohr“ + lithos „Stein“] * * * Oto|lith [auch: ...lɪt], der; s u. en, e[n] [↑ lith] (Med.): kleiner prismatischer Kristall aus kohlensaurem Kalk im… … Universal-Lexikon
